Guarding Our Homemaking Freedom— Things to be Aware of (With Video)

 

Today on the video I talk about some of the challenges of home living in relative peace and serenity.  Some things such as discouragement, outside jealousy, resentment or pressure from others, and grudge-bearing are addressed. I like to make sure to have many victories  at home. I will continue this subject in the next video, Lord willing. 

New art books have subjects I am interested in painting on canvas. I never color in them, but rather, use them as inspiration and drawing instruction.

I found this at the dollar store and liked the sentiment for the home:

An old hat:

What Lydia Ruth wore:

I got the cute Edwardian style all-cotton blouse and the skirt at the Walmart.

I read Titus 2: 1-8 and noted that it was intended to mainly address the men of the church. Verse 5 for women "Keepers at Home" is the theme for many women at home. I expounded on the advantages of being at home, rather than exposed to some things that can interfere with our personal peace.

Words to Know:

Sound

Integrity

Ethical

Unethical

Dignity

Noble

Character

In a future video I will consider more on how well Titus 2 can guide the homemaker.

Here is the link to listen to the original booklets "The Secrets of Fascinating Women." I do not know who the author was, but they were a set of booklets widely available in the early part of the 20th century that Helen Andelin used for her books and classes to help women learn about being keepers at home.

Please enjoy listening while you do something else:

The Classroom of Life

I am honored by your visit to this blog and your listening to the video.

Thank you for being so good and kind to me!

Today I spoke on a variety of things that apply to  the home. I hope you’ll take it or leave it according to your understanding or embracing of Titus 2:5

Please enjoy whatever you do while listening to the current broadcast.

Your comments give me good ideas for future content!

I love you,

Lydia Ruth

Shepherd of the Home, Noises of the Home (With Video)

 

Saw this at the Hobby Lobby:

I reviewed the book— The Way of the Shepherd 

The lilacs are in bloom

I spoke of household sounds that give us health and stability, as you can see in this video.  Look for others like it on YouTube:

Making Tea With No Voices

We are enjoying the exquisite delicate apple blossoms!!! I must find a tea cup to go with . 

Enjoy listening today, no matter what you do or do not do.

Home Living — Ideas, (With Video)

 

Victoria Magazine

April 1989

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We are enduring the times as best we can! (ala Jane Austen)

 

Thank you to those who urge me to continue blogging and vlogging!!

A lady from church gave me this beautiful crochet bouquet and I want to show how it is made:

I use the excellent theme Coloring books for drawing ideas, home inspiration and what early home educators called “ delight learning.” The ones you see here are from Dover Publications.

The line drawings from Simple Pleasures and Cozy Corners coloring books show art and beauty in small things in daily life that are sometimes not noticed:

In the video I read from this Eric Sloane book about courtesy, which is a Biblical term meaning “ care and concern for others.”

I showed a picture of my great grandparents of Vera, Texas. 

(Dates and names to be added soon)

This is the picture on the wall in my video. I referred to it when I was discussing poses and art. It is a print on canvas , and the artist is Barbara Mock. I’m sorry— I don’t know the title of the painting. 

It was no doubt inspired by this Victorian painting called “Reading by the Window-1880,  by Charles James Lewis (London. England 1830-1892)

Please enjoy your home while you listen, and comment if you can.

Lydia Ruth

For those of you who have asked about the subject of difficult people  I have gleaned a few bits of knowledge from Jefferson Fisher that were helpful.  There is also someone who approaches this from a Biblical viewpoint, a lady named Kris Reece. Check out their video lists and see what you can glean.  

Living the Best Life From Home (with video)

Greetings precious home dwellers and those who strive to be. 

Before you hear the homemaker's edifying talk on the video at the end of the page, here are a few images from The Manse:

Of course you all have seen my personal Pemberley reflection. Each year when the rain season gives me a lake, I get a humorous delight in taking this picture.

(Above: the real Pemberley from the 1995 movie "Pride and Prejudice") 

Today in the video I shared these new coloring books which I use for art ideas,

and showed you the sketch for the newsletter I made for someone:

I spoke of a letter Jane had written to Cassandra, thanking her for the invitation to visit, but explaining. "...You see, I never go out,"  which seems very appealing to me sometimes.

In the Eric Sloane history book I read about the reasons our great grandparents  attended worship being much different than today.  They attended because they were grateful and they enjoying the discipling (teaching) . Even if they could not read well, they wanted to hear the Word being taught.

Today's scene from my front porch:

Other things in this video:

Wake up with gratefulness for something.

Appreciating hot water.

Humming, rocking, walking.

Skin care (sunscreen?)

Approaching homemaking with a good attitude

Shopping for bargains as an interest and a service to the family

Tiny houses for old folks--do we need to go smaller or larger?

"Narcissism" in the home--its nothing new: its the same old thing mentioned in the Bible and in many old books with "characters."

Much more.

I base a lot of my content on your suggestions. I appreciate any ideas you have for subjects to speak about.

Please enjoy your home while you listen:

Floral Artist Catherina Klein (German 1861-1929)

 

The new header has a painting by Catherina Klein. 

Doing a search for this art reveals much more beauty. I especially like the pictures with the little country scenes in the distance, which postcards of the era featured. Catherina may have painted over a thousand pictures.